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Showing 20612070 of 64235 articles for Art. s. 635 and 638 · C. com. Arts. L 141-12

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-12

The holder of an operating licence must declare to the Prefect any project to modify the installations and operating conditions mentioned in the prefectoral authorisation order and send him all the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article R4111-12

The Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, acting on behalf of the Minister for Health, will issue the authorisation to practise provided for in I of article L. 4111-2, after obtaining th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialised committees

Article R4641-12

The five specialised commissions, with the exception of the specialised commission responsible for issues relating to agricultural activities, comprise: 1° For the college of social partners: a) Five…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-12

The amount of rights that may be allocated to any one employee may not, for any one financial year, exceed a sum equal to three quarters of the ceiling provided for in Article D. 3324-10.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-12

When the first part of the file is complete, the prefect informs the manager of the market of national interest of the application without delay and sends him a copy of the first part of the file, wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments authorised to collect cells for therapeutic purposes

Article R1242-12

Each year, the establishments authorised to carry out cell harvesting transmit to the director of the regional hospitalisation agency and to the director general of the Agence de la biomédecine the in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-12

The occupational physician is informed by the employer of any absence of night workers due to illness.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formal notice to reduce the interval between periodic inspections.

Article R4721-12

The labour inspector may give the employer formal notice to reduce the interval between checks on personal protective equipment or categories of personal protective equipment provided for in the order…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team

Article R3132-12

If a company or establishment agreement provides for stand-in shifts, authorisation to exceed the maximum daily working time of ten hours is requested from the labour inspector.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-12

The opinions and recommendations of the Trade Practices Review Board and of the chambers called upon to give an opinion are adopted by a majority of their members present; in the event of a tie, the c…

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